emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
topic of discussion; agenda
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
medical expenses; doctor's bill
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
sowing; seeding; planting
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
living thing; organism; creature; biology
mockery; derision; ridicule
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to be lacking in options; to be too few
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
as; because; with; due to
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
declaration; proclamation; announcement